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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for detecting lymph node metastasis of rectal cancer |
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| Authors: | Mizukami Yo Ueda Shugo Mizumoto Akiyoshi Sasada Tetsuro Okumura Ryosuke Kohno Shigene Takabayashi Arimichi |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, The Tazuke-Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ohgimachi, Kita-ku Osaka, 530-8480, Japan;(2) Department of Radiology, The Tazuke-Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, 2-4-20, Ohgimachi, Kita-ku Osaka, 530-8480, Japan; |
| Abstract: | BackgroundPreoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis is important in determining the optimal therapy for rectal cancer. It has been shown that diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) is a useful tool for detecting malignant tumors. |
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